{"id":374518,"date":"2024-03-10T00:54:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T01:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=374518"},"modified":"2024-03-10T03:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T03:04:45","slug":"joeys-alarming-warning-for-sidelined-munster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=374518","title":{"rendered":"Joey's alarming warning for sidelined Munster"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeffndrew Johns<\/a> has sent a dire warning to sidelined star Cameron Munster<\/a>, predicting the Storm<\/a> playmaker could be sidelined for up to four months with a groin injury.<\/p>\n

The \ufeff28-year-old was unavailable for Melbourne's season opener against the Panthers<\/a> on Friday night, with the hosts prevailing 8-0 in front of their AAMI Park faithful.<\/p>\n

Munster slipped in the shower and aggravated the injury during the club's pre-season trip to Fiji, with no clear timeframe for his return.<\/p>\n

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The five-eighth revealed after the win over Penrith that the medical staff have not been able to recognise the extent of the issue<\/a>, with his status in the Storm line-up now a week-to-week proposition.<\/p>\n

Johns, however, explained the potential severity of Munster's groin issue, which the rugby league Immortal dealt with during his own playing career at Newcastle.<\/p>\n

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"I carried mine for 18 months and if you don't jump on top of it, they will just hang around for months," he told Nine's The Sunday Footy Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n

"They just linger – I had four operations on it. It's very hard to train and you've got to do all this core work. You've got to get the right treatment and you need to get on top of it. When it's bad, you cannot play with it – you've got no power, you can't run.<\/p>\n

"If he gets on top of it and he responds, it could be a month \u2026 If it doesn't improve, it could be three or four months, we just don't know.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"This is a real crucial injury not only for the Storm, but for Cameron Munster."<\/p>\n

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While young gun Jonah Pezet did a solid job in the vacant playmaking role in round one, Melbourne's premiership hopes rely on Munster being available, while the Maroons will also be sweating on his fitness for the State of Origin series.<\/p>\n

Brad Fittler sympathised with Munster and reflected on his own injury journey, with concerns growing for the fan-favourite Rockhampton product.<\/p>\n

"I had five operations in two years," Fittler said.<\/p>\n

"It's all different for everyone \u2026 It's some sort of imbalance.<\/p>\n

"Cam Munster even said they've had X-rays, MRIs and it's one of those things where there is no science or maths to it."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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